Gidget (1959)

Mary LaRoche: Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence

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• Mr. Russell Lawrence : That's a man-hunter?

  Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence : Who did you expect? Kim Novak?

• Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence : A girl does have to become a woman, but you've got it a little mixed up, Francie. Come here. Grandma's old sampler, remember? Read it.

  Francie Lawrence aka Gidget : "To be a real woman is to bring out the best in a man." Sweet, but tell it to the boys today.

• Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence : Betty Louise, do you think Francie didn't want to go?

  Betty Louise aka B.L. : Oh, she's just a bit skittish. After all, this is her first manhunt.

  Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence : Her first what?

  Betty Louise aka B.L. : Manhunt!

• Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence : It's a biological fact, Russ. The female matures earlier than the male.

• Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence : Glad you had such a good time at the beach.

  Francie Lawrence aka Gidget : Oh, yeah, it was creamy!

• Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence : Darling, you like boys, don't you?

  Francie Lawrence aka Gidget : Well, sure. I mean, well, boys are the most fun, but - well - I mean, I just can't stand when they start smooching and pawing and - Well, level with me, Mom, doesn't that kind of stuff make your skin crawl?

  Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence : Well, it would depend on who.

• Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence : One of the advantages of being a young lady is it's not up to you. It's up to the young man.

• Francie Lawrence aka Gidget : I'm hopeless. I can tell you right now, I'll probably die an old maid and never have made the step.

  Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence : The step?

  Francie Lawrence aka Gidget : Aw, Mom, I could perish! I could perish with shame. Last night, after all those hours of concentrated effort, I come home as pure as the driven snow.